Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2007 22:04:54 GMT
Today I was "blessed" with both the Refurb D stocks with "experimental" features !
7028 with it's forward camera and ...
7019, 17019 and 8019 with what I assume to be experimental seat moquette highlighting the priority seating, first mentioned by TrainOp78 in the (lengthy) refurbs thread. (I assume experimental as all three cars were different.)
I forget where I first saw this idea, was it someone here who posted a picture or link to a oriental aisan train with it. In that case it was a bright yellow moquette.
Each of the three cars have a different variant, pictures posted below. I must say, i wasn't exactly keen on any of them. They look ok on the single seat (pictured) but they seem to have made more seats "priority" in the longitudinal blocks, the moquette stood out on them as a bit of an eyesore. At first glance I thought the seats had been damaged. I suppose the point is to make them stand out, but they didn't really fit the ambience. I think I'd have been tempted to have them in a completely different but complimentary colour. It also highlights that the seat covers aren't on straight, which isn't obvious on a normal patterned seat !!!
I had thought it a good idea when I first heard it, but I'm not so sure now, besides there is no actual obligation to give up a seat and in any event the seat pattern is covered up when you are sitting on it (whilst a sticker is not).
Either way "jury is out" for me as to which I like best. I think I'd have prefered the dark green pattern from 7019 but not in the blue square, it "jars" a little less than the other two. The bright green was better than the orange which doesn't compliment any of the other colours of a Refurb D.
I'd have posted a "vote" if I'd known how, to see what you lot think ! (bare in mind they do look better on the single seats than in a row of seats)
Anyhow here are the pictures I took, enjoy :
7019 dark green in a blue box.
17019 bright green in pattern
8019 orange in pattern
Views ? Like you lot need encouraging ! ;D ;D
7028 with it's forward camera and ...
7019, 17019 and 8019 with what I assume to be experimental seat moquette highlighting the priority seating, first mentioned by TrainOp78 in the (lengthy) refurbs thread. (I assume experimental as all three cars were different.)
I forget where I first saw this idea, was it someone here who posted a picture or link to a oriental aisan train with it. In that case it was a bright yellow moquette.
Each of the three cars have a different variant, pictures posted below. I must say, i wasn't exactly keen on any of them. They look ok on the single seat (pictured) but they seem to have made more seats "priority" in the longitudinal blocks, the moquette stood out on them as a bit of an eyesore. At first glance I thought the seats had been damaged. I suppose the point is to make them stand out, but they didn't really fit the ambience. I think I'd have been tempted to have them in a completely different but complimentary colour. It also highlights that the seat covers aren't on straight, which isn't obvious on a normal patterned seat !!!
I had thought it a good idea when I first heard it, but I'm not so sure now, besides there is no actual obligation to give up a seat and in any event the seat pattern is covered up when you are sitting on it (whilst a sticker is not).
Either way "jury is out" for me as to which I like best. I think I'd have prefered the dark green pattern from 7019 but not in the blue square, it "jars" a little less than the other two. The bright green was better than the orange which doesn't compliment any of the other colours of a Refurb D.
I'd have posted a "vote" if I'd known how, to see what you lot think ! (bare in mind they do look better on the single seats than in a row of seats)
Anyhow here are the pictures I took, enjoy :
7019 dark green in a blue box.
17019 bright green in pattern
8019 orange in pattern
Views ? Like you lot need encouraging ! ;D ;D
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